the deficit's 40% lower today than it was when he took office. this notion that the democrats don't care about this, it's the republicans who have been driving up the deficit over the last generation. so give me strength. we've got -- the republicans have got to stop pretending that president obama doesn't care about these things. it's simply not true, and it's going to continue to isolate them instead of allow them to do what matt talked about, which is they've got to make their case. it's time now for paul ryan and other republicans to lay out their alternative and to fight this president better than they have. jon: he talked about green energy and how it is still a panacea. i want to play it and get a real quick thought from each of you. here we go. >> yeah, sure. >> we, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war. jon: okay. that, that was, obviously, about winding down the wars in afghanistan and iraq. um, suggesting, i guess, that those republicans who have said it's too soon to leave afgh